The Dawson journal., 1887-03-03
lowing would be a fair proportion
of the $4,000 necessary to be
raised to secure the road:

"a Univ ~AOV3OVO uoC0b6AIy w Ue
raised to secure the road:
FROM Columbus.......... ............ 800, 900
from Chattahoochee county,. 10000
From Stewart and Marion counties. 10000
from WEBSTER coanty. 10, 600
from Terrell countys.. 4ss....s Sc. 900
From Albany. .................... $4,000
He said $l35, 600 was the mini
mum amount, and he. felt sure
that it could be raised. The in
corporators were willing to revise
the apportionment if any one
complained that ii was not just,
but whatever is to be done must
be done at once. Columbus must
have the road and if the other
counties want It they should act
as quickly as possible.
Mr.. Hood, of Terrell, said he
knew his county could raise $25,-
600, but he was not prepared to
commit it at this time.
Judge Harrell said he thought
the apportionment very light, and
believed Webster can very easily
raise her share. IL the line we're
to run through Preston he would
give check for the whole amount
himself.
! Mr.. Lowrey didn't believe Daw-
son would be willing to lose the
road for lick of $1,000.
Mr.. Jordan then said that in
order to get the matter in proper
shape he would suggest that the
delegates present upon their re-
turn home call meetings of their
citizens for the purpose of ascer-
tanning how much money they
can raise. He said the incorpo-
rators had n corps in the field at
present locating the line, and are
work securing the f;ght-of-way.
Mr.. Jordan read the following
form of agreement under which
the subscriptions will be asked:
estate OF GEORGIA, --
County;-We, the undersigned,
each for himself, hereby several
ly subscribe to the capital stock
of the Columbus Southern rail-
way company, the number of
shares and amounts which are
expressed in writing and figures,
and at the dates opposite the writ
ten signatures of each of us, re-
spectively. We do seyerally
promise to pay to said company
the sum subscribed for by us, for
which shares in the capital stock
of said company shall be issued to
us sevorally, on the basis of one
share for every hundred dollars.
"The payment of the sum sub
scribed is to be made in install
ments, in the following manner:
Whenever twenty miles of the
compauy's proposed railroad, be-
tween Columbus, Ga, and Albany,
Ga, shall have been graded and
ready for the superstructure, tres
ties and bridges, then 25 per cent.
of the amount subscribed by each
of rs, shall be due; and Is per
cont. OF each subscription shall be
due and payable as each success
sive twenty miles of SAID proposed
line shall be graded and ready fo1
the superstructure, trestle and
bridges, until the whole proposed
line is graded, and the full amount
of each subscription paid. We
further agree, when called on, tc
execute separate contracts with
waiver Of homestead, for each sec.
ton of twenty miles, according to
the terms Of this subscriL ;on."
Upon motion of Mr.. Jordan
blanks for subscriptions were cir.
culated among the delegates.
There being no other business
the meeting then adjourned.
There was the best feeling ex
hibited in the meeting and q gen
eral confidence that the road viii
be built. 1t will traverse q splen
di6 country, and it was the opin
ion of all the railroad men pres
ent THAI it will be q paying line
In fact, Colonel Lowe stated tina
he believed that it would not onl,
pay the interest on the bonds, blu
a dividend on the stock.
1
The watermelon brigades in IT,,
lower counties are busy, and re
port says larger acreage will b
planted Than any former season
The enforcement ofthe interstat
non m n,.cr, law mill ho ha,oe.